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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are you expecting for a varsity coach conversation with a sporty 7th grader? [/quote]

At this stage I'm not expecting a whole lot, but eye contact and a basic level of conversation like "where do you play" would be a good start. Or even just tell us about the program at the school. This guy talked about himself--not the program at the school--and asked DS no questions. DS asked if they ever did workouts with kids who are looking at the school and he said yes but then gave no indication of when that might happen or how we might find out about that which was weird. Everyone else at this event was either in 7th or 8th grade as best I could tell. [/quote]

This is not something that I’d read much into. If he’s a varsity coach, he’s used to interacting with much older kids in 11th and 12th vs 7th. Maybe a rare 9th or 10th grader. This says nothing about how he coaches or interacts with his players. In addition, coaches definitely come and go in private schools so he might not be coaching when your child is ready to play. Plus, there’s never any guarantee of making a team so you are getting way ahead.

I understand how sports can feel like an important factor as I have two boys who lived for sports in middle school but I wouldn’t overthink something that is so far off. Your son isn’t going to know if he’s even accepted to the school for another year so why not apply and then do some updated research when it’s actually time to commit.

Keep this in mind:

Your son may not be accepted.

He might be accepted but the coach will be replaced.

He might be accepted but decide he doesn’t want to play the same sport (my son played baseball k-8 only to suddenly quit before HS tryouts).

He might be accepted and continue to play his sport but not make the team.

He might be accepted and make the JV team so have the JV coach and a few years later find he has a new varsity coach.

Might he end up playing for this coach 4 years from now? Sure. But it seems like a lot can change. He will also be a different player in 4 years and be able to better relate to the coach. [/quote]

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